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Escape My Nightmare

I toss and turn in my bed
Unable to sleep
God I need the rest
But I can hear the roar of the thunder outside
Along with my heartbeat
The rain starts pouring down
Making that wonderful sound I love to hear
The one thing that makes me go into a deep sleep
That gets me away from here

When I fall asleep
Everything just disappears
When I fall asleep
My troubles go away
So I wonder why can't I stay?
In a world that has no troubles
Just to be a sleep floating in a bubble
I'm not scared 
I just want to stay in my dream
To escape my nightmare

The rain continues to pour 
As I keep drifting more and more
But I wonder will I even remember
What I dream of while in this slumber?
I doubt that I will
But oh well I don't care
Because now everything is still
But I'm starting to wonder am I scared?

When I fall asleep
It keeps the monsters at bay
They're not able to reach me
I'm too far away
When I fall asleep
I'm out of everything's reach
The only thing that I can hear is my heartbeat
*bump bump* it goes
Because I'm scared
I just want to stay in my dream
To escape my nightmare

What is my nightmare you ask?
Everything that has happened in my past
I don't dwell on it that I do not
But it is something that I have not forgot
For it has effected my present and future
I have been deprived of a life 
That every teenager my age should have
Go out with friends and have a blast

Instead no here I am
Paying bills and stressing out
Things I really shouldn't have to worry about
But I'm strong and determined to go on
It's all I can be 
But for right now I'll stay in my dream

When I fall asleep
I get locked in a bubble
When I fall asleep
That keeps out all my troubles
But I'm learning the hard way
Not to be scared
No longer dream
But face my nightmare

A flash of lightning awakened me
Darkness is all I could see
But I realized 
The lightning popped my bubble
 Making me face my troubles
Just like the lightning striking at any second
Life can be the same
But the real question is 
Can you hear the thunder roar?
If so get ready for the rain

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